Travel Information
9 MOUNTAIN, 9 Mountain Street, Plainfield, Massachusetts, USA 01070
Please call us if you have any questions at 1-888-NINE MTN or 1-413-634-0321.
Just over an hour from Hartford, 2 hours from Boston and 3 hours from NYC Nine Mountain is a great destination easy to reach. Here is
an interactive Google map to Nine Mountain.And here is a simple map:
From Boston. By car, Mass. Turnpike (I-90) to Hwy. 91 north, Northampton exit 19, Route 9 west. Then follow directions from Northampton listed below. (2 1/2 hrs) By bus, Peter Pan Lines (413/781-2900) to Northampton (3hrs).
From New York City. By car, Taconic Pkwy. north to Rte. 295, Rte. 41, Rte. 20 Pittsfield, to Rte. 9 east. Then follow directions from Pittsfield listed below. (3 hours) By bus, Bonanza Bus Line (800/556-3815) from Port Authority Terminal to Pittsfield (4 1/2 hrs).
From Hartford. By car, Hwy. 91 north, Northampton exit 19, Route 9 west. Then follow directions from Northampton listed below (1 1/2 hrs).
From Northampton. By car, follow Route 9 west from Northampton center for 25 or so miles through the towns of Florence, Williamsburg, Goshen, and Cummington. In Cummington look for the Old Creamery Grocery store on the left (big white building with a COW on the roof) at the intersection of Route 112 south and Route 9. Stay on Route 9. Go west exactly 3.3 miles past the Creamery and take a right onto Packard-Prospect St. Follow this dirt road for exactly 1 mile (it will turn to pavement again) and take a left onto Mountain Street. Our driveway is the first on the left. (1/2 hour)
From Greenfield. By car, follow Route 2 west to Shelburne and take a right onto Route 112 south. Follow 112 south through Buckland and into Ashfield and take a right onto Route 116 North. Follow 116 north for exactly 7.7 miles into Plainfield. You will pass Plainfield center (two white buildings on right: Town Hall & Church) and keep following 116 down the hill. At the bottom of the hill take a left onto Prospect St (7.7 miles from Route 112). Follow Prospect St. for exactly 2.2 miles and take a right onto Mountain Street. Our driveway is the first on the left. (1/2 hour)
From Pittsfield. By car, follow Route 9 east through the towns of Dalton, Windsor, and West Cummington. After Windsor center (a country store & a church) you will descend a long hill and see signs for West Cummington and cross a bridge over the Westfield River. Keep going east on Route 9 for less than a mile and after passing a cemetary on the right and a pea-green house on the left, Packard Road will be on your left. Turn there. Follow Packard-Prospect St. which is a dirt road for exactly 1 mile (it will turn to pavement again) and take a left onto Mountain Street. Our driveway is the first on the left. (1/2 hour)
(You have gone too far on route 9 when you see the Old Creamery Grocery store on the right (big white building with a COW on the roof) and you must turn around and go back 3.3 miles and take a right onto Packard-Prospect St).
By air. Major airlines fly to Bradley International Airport, the closest airport, serving Hartford and Springfield, and to Albany, N.Y. Airport.
Connections from Albany to Pittsfield can be made through Peter Pan Buslines - 800-237-8747
Taxi Info to & from 9 Mountain Retreat Center Plainfield Ma 888-646-3686 (Bus too)
Notes
1) All airport pickups require a minimum 24 hour advance reservation with a $20 deposit. Credit cards now accepted
2) Up to 4 people can share a cab. However luggage must fit in trunk.
3) Airport shares must all be on the same incoming flight. Taxi companies won't monitor more than one flight.
4) All fares subject to change. Contact Taxi companies for fare verifications.
5) These cars are mostly unmarked sedans. When making your reservations ask them to wave their company placards when picking you up.
You can also call us for ride possibilities with friends.
You can also try Valley Transporter Shuttle service 800-872-8752. They tend to be expensive & sometimes refuse to cross the Cummington town line into Plainfield. They may drop you off at the Cummington Creamery Deli. Then we can pick you up for the last 3 mile drive to 9 Mtn.
Peter Pan Bus 800-237-8747 has buses from N.Y.C. & Boston to Northampton.
Amtrak Rail 800-872-7245 has trains from N.Y.C. to Springfield Mass.
Bonanza Bus 888-751-8800 has buses from points south, west & north to Pittsfield Mass.
Rainbow Taxi & Vans 413-499-4300. Service from Pittsfield, Albany N.Y. including Albany Airport to 9 Mtn. Pickup by 9 MOUNTAIN by request in Northampton or Pittsfield for $25.
Caution. Packard-Prospect St is a dirt road that can be impassable in winter/spring. Call ahead for conditions or follow Rt 116 to Prospect St.
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